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Arabs are portrayed in film as film characters in both Arab films as well as non-Arab films, and both Arabs and non-Arabs take the role of an Arab. [1] These portrayals often depict an ethnocentric perception of Arabs rather than an authentic and realistic depiction of Arabic cultures, religions, dialects, as well as customs and traditions. [2]
The general feeling in Gouna amongst some top industry heads is that major festivals are wary of programming openly political films about ongoing conflicts, while distributors are also growing ...
I believe the Red Sea Film Foundation is playing a pivotal role in all of that. We are supporting films in all stages, from development to distribution. The first arthouse cinema will soon open in ...
The Cairo International Film Festival is a world-class annual film festival in Cairo, Egypt. Established in 1976, it was the first film festival to be held in the Arab world and was the only international competitive feature film festival in the West Asia and Africa recognized by the FIAPF until Fajr International Film Festival became another west asian festival accredited by FIAPF.
Across a large swathe of West Asia, the year 2021 for the entertainment industry has marked a time of monumental change, as well as fierce resistance. Saudi Arabia in December held its first major ...
The Doha Tribeca Film Festival (DTFF) was an annual five-day film festival founded in 2009 to promote Arab and international film, and to develop a sustainable film industry in Qatar. [68] The Festival was one of Qatar's largest entertainment events attracting over 50,000 guests in 2010.
When attempting to break into a nascent film industry, many filmmakers place their bets in tried and tested formats. Family dramas, romantic comedies, action thrillers. But, in the Arab region ...
It was called The First Film of Palestine (1911) made by Morey Rosenberg and was used to present Zionist awareness and the idea of Palestine being a "a land without people for a people without land". [50] As for actual first Palestinian films, similar to the rest of the Arab world, they were direct-cinema-styled documentaries or travelogues.